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Countries' Biggest Cities with Exceptions

Guess each country's most populous city that: is not the capital; has not hosted a World Cup match (Men's or Women's); and has not hosted the Olympics (Summer or Winter).
As of January 2024 according to citypopulation.de
Quiz by barmanitan
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Last updated: January 16, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 15, 2024
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1. Japan
Nagoya
Saitama
Osaka
Tokyo
2. Russia
Kazan
Novosibirsk
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
3. Canada
Calgary
Quebec City
Edmonton
Toronto
4. South Africa
Evaton
Soshanguve
Cape Town
Pretoria
5. Australia
Sydney
Perth
Newcastle
Gold Coast
6. Argentina
San Juan
Córdoba
San Miguel de Tucumán
Rosario
7. United Kingdom
Belfast
Leeds
Birmingham
Glasgow
8. Egypt
Cairo
Port Said
Alexandria
Suez
9. China
Shenzhen
Changsha
Wuhan
Guangzhou
10. Mexico
Tijuana
Cancún
Puebla
Guadalajara
11. Indonesia
Bandung
Jakarta
Palembang
Surabaya
12. Uruguay
Montevideo
Salto
Rivera
Melo
13. New Zealand
Auckland
Christchurch
Tauranga
Dunedin
14. Sweden
Lund
Uppsala
Gothenburg
Västerås
15. United States
Austin
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Chicago
2 Comments
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Level 77
Jan 16, 2024
This is a very tricky quiz! Made me look up locations of several cities named. Thank you.
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Level 79
Jan 16, 2024
Thanks haha, although looking again made me realise I forgot to randomise the choices. Maybe doesn't matter as much when you only see the answers at the end I guess.

But yes I learned of a couple places making it, South Africa surprised me!